Through comparing and contrasting your information on Google Earth about your countries, answer the following questions about your African region.

1. What characteristics do your countries share in these areas:

Geography

Cultures

Customs

Population Data

History

Governments

2. What are the differences in your countries?

3. Why do you think that these countries are grouped as a distinct region? Is their location the chief determining factor?

4. What makes your region distinct from the other five African regions?